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36 IOWA OFFICIAL REGISTER—1945-1946
BENSON, Ralph E.
Republican
48th Senatorial District—Carroll, Greene and
Sac Counties.
A farmer and farm implement dealer, born on
an Ida county, Iowa, farm in 1907 into the A. H.
Benson family of four children. Attended Ida
Grove high school and Iowa State Mechanical
and Aeronautical Engineering college in class of
1931. Later returned in 1941 and took additional
training in Agricultural Engineering. In 1928
married to Helen M. Custer of Jefferson and has
one son, Donald. After college he was employed
in Chief Engineers office of N. W. Bell Telephone
Co., later moving to half section Greene
County farm where he now resides. Organization
committee member of Greene County
R.E.A. and Cattle Feeders Association. Member
of Mid Winter Club, Rotary Club, Masonic Lodge,
Conservation League and Baptist Church. Staff
member of Iowa State Guard, Civil Air Patro),
and N. W. Iowa Boy Scout Council. Chairman of
J. C. C. National Farm Youth committee 1934-
35-36. Received Community Service Award in
1934 and Master Corn Growers Award in 1938.
Listed in Who's Who of America's Young Men
1934-35. Serving second term in Senate.
BERG, John P., Cedar Falls Republican
38th Senatorial District—Black Hawk and
Grundy Counties.
In the retail drug business in Iowa since 1908.
Married in 1920 to Edyth Schuneman. Has two
sons, John Richard Berg and Philip Schuneman
Berg, both in A.A.F. Member of the Presbyterian
church. Masonic and Elk Lodges. Past
president of the Cedar Falls Chamber of Commerce,
Retail Credit Association and Rotary
Club, World War Veteran, Past Commander
Cedar Falls Legion Post No. 237. Elected to Iowa
Senate in 1934. Reelected in 1938 and 1942 and
served in the 46th, 46th Extra, 47th, 48th, 49th,
50th, 50th Extra and 51st sessions.
BYERS, Frank C. Cedar Rapids
Republican
26th Senatorial District—Linn County
Born in Alden, Hardin county, June 20, 1883.
Attended public school at Alden and graduated
from the Alden high school. Attended Grinnell
college. Graduated from the law department of
the University of Iowa and admitted to the
practice of law in 1904. Married October, 1909,
to Myra Lyon of Iowa City. Has three children,
Mrs. Alden D. Avery of Spencer, Iowa; Ganson
L. and Frank C, Jr. Located at Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, in 1905, and has practiced law there since
that time. Served as Assistant City Attorney and
Assistant County Attorney. Member of the
Cedar Rapids Board of Education, 1924 to 1933,
president of the board for the year ending
March, 1928. Member of Mt. Hermon lodge
A. F. & A. M., the Iowa Consistory at Cedar
Rapids, El Kahir Temple of the Mystic Shrine,
I. O. O. F., F. O. E., Cedar Rapids Chamber of
Commerce, B. P. O. E., Cedar Rapids country
club, the Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity and
Sigma Nu social fraternity. Member of the
Episcopal church. Representative from Linn
county in the 43d and 44th General Assemblies
of Iowa and Senator in the 45th, 45th extra,
46th, 46th extra, 47th, 48th, 49th, 50th, 50th extra,
and 51st sessions.